Trump's nominee for drug czar is out after explosive '60 Minutes' investigation on opioid legislation

Rep. Tom Marino is no longer President Donald Trump's nomination for the top drug-policy position.

The withdrawal came a day after a joint investigation from The Washington Post and CBS' "60 Minutes" concluded that members of Congress — including Marino, a Pennsylvania Republican — alongside the pharmaceutical industry may have helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Trump said in a tweet Tuesday morning that Marino had withdrawn his name from consideration.

"Tom is a fine man and a great Congressman!" Trump said.

The "60 Minutes"-Washington Post investigation detailed how Marino introduced a bill in 2014 that made it harder for the Drug Enforcement Administration to enforce laws that would keep opioids from being diverted to people who may abuse them. A version of the bill became law in 2016.

The Post called it "the crowning achievement of a multifaceted campaign by the drug industry to weaken aggressive DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market."